Make Yourself a ‘Faker’s Croissant’
My home isn’t a coffee shop, but my weekend morning routine would make you wonder. I take the necessary steps to brew coffee that makes me feel bougie, and I…
Throw Away This Recalled All-Purpose Flour, FDA Says
No, not semolina flour. Salmonella in your flour. Or at least the potential of it. That’s what the food processing company General Mills announced in a voluntary recall, according to…
Make Homemade Bialys With Packaged Pizza Dough
Store-bought pizza dough is one of my favorite bread hacking tools, maybe even my all-time favorite. We’ve made lazy zeppoles, pretzels, and cinnamon rolls from this versatile sack o’ dough,…
How to Make Truly Great Irish Soda Bread
Photo: vm2002 (Shutterstock) Irish soda bread is a reliable “anytime-food,” but it’s especially apt for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. This hearty loaf can be a real boon to a packed…
10 Professional Baking Tools I Use at Home
Photo: Ugorenkov Aleksandr (Shutterstock) Before working in a bakery, I’d fix a cake on a plate and get annoyed when it wouldn’t sit flat. Most dinner plates are slightly concave,…
11 Types of Wheat Flour (and How to Use Them)
Photo: progressman (Shutterstock) Cake flour is nearly identical to pastry flour save one very small difference, and even then the difference is questionable. Surprise, it’s gluten. Cake flours have a…
The Quickest Way to Thaw Frozen Pizza Dough Without Ruining It
Photo: foodstck (Shutterstock) Pizza for dinner always sounds like a great idea, until I come home and realize someone never put the dough in the fridge to thaw. Alright, it…
Make ‘Elephant Ears’ With Store-Bought Pizza Dough
Photo: Claire Lower Fried dough is a broad category. Doughnuts, elephant ears, funnel cake, and beignets all fall into this particular basket, and while no two taste exactly the same,…
The Quickest, Coziest Way to Make Pigs in a Blanket
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann Pull-apart breads are alluring for their soft edges and communal approach, for the satisfaction of watching shards of bread tear away from one another as you…
10 Professional Kitchen Tools I Use in My Home Kitchen
Photo: Lulub (Shutterstock) You’re probably familiar with these unassuming gems from soup takeout, or watching The Bear, and maybe you’ve already discovered their many uses. The quart container is simple…